Bears Destroyed His Vineyard—Why This Bitcoin Winemaker Is Still Bullish | Ben Justman

About this episode

Ben Justman is the founder of Peony Lane Wine, a Colorado winemaker, farmer, Bitcoiner, and one of the most entertaining voices in the Bitcoin space. In this episode, Walker sits down with Ben to discuss the very real story of bears destroying his vineyard’s grape crop, the harsh economics and uncertainty of small-scale farming, and why building a business around real products changes your perspective on money, risk, and time preference. Ben explains why independent farmers face far more than weather risk—from frost and wildlife to thin margins and broken incentives—and why supporting local producers matters. The conversation also explores Bitcoin adoption, dollar-cost averaging, monetary debasement, Bitcoin versus stocks, and why Bitcoin can improve a person’s life long before it delivers the financial outcome they originally expected. This is a conversation about resilience, sovereignty, entrepreneurship, agriculture, Bitcoin conviction, and continuing to build through difficult cycles. Follow Ben Justman and support Peony Lane Wine: Website: https://peonylanewine.com X: https://x.com/BenJustman & https://x.com/peonylanewine Nostr: https://primal.net/benjustman PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: LEDN : Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin. BLOCKSTREAM JADE : BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off! CASA MULTI SIG COLLABORATIVE CUSTODY: Get 3 FREE MONTHS off your membership when you use my referral link to sign up for your Casa membership: https://casa.io/pricing?ref=311d0b0f or use my code at checkout: 311d0b0f MINING: Own Bitcoin Miners. Keep 100% Of The Bitcoin. Get 1st month of free hosting with https://abundantmines.com/walker Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER If you enjoy THE Bitcoin Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: FOLLOW ME (Walker) on @WalkerAmerica on X | @TitcoinPodcast on X | Nostr Personal (walker) | Nostr Podcast (Titcoin) | Instagram | YouTube | Everywhere else